Boating restrictions below Cumberland dams begin

9:52 PM,
May 4, 2013

Written by

Gary Garth
| Special to The Courier-Journal

The Army Corps of Engineers' Nashville District announced that it has begun placing "permanent full-time waterborne restrictions" around its 10 dams on the Cumberland River system.

Waters above and below four dams in Kentucky - Barkley, Wolf Creek, Laurel River and Martins Fork - will be affected.

The Corps announced its plans to restrict boating access below dams on the Cumberland in December, drawing near-universal opposition from fishermen upset at losing access to prime waters. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., introduced the Freedom to Fish Act in February and issued a recent statement ...